Concepts of Operation

Office of NextGen, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

The commercial applications of drones are driving public-private partnerships, who must balance emerging and innovative solutions with operational and safety needs.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Logistics

DHL Trend Research

Are drones just a hype, or are there substantial benefits that this new technology can bring to the logistics industry?

EPFL: Better Use of the Lower Sky in a Sharing Economy

J. M. Ledgard

This personal manifesto by novelist, journalist and director of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Jonathan Ledgard, details why cargo drones are a good idea in Africa

Review of Potential Ecological Impacts of Peaceful Robotic Drone Use and Policy Implications for Developing Countries

Emmanuel Teryila Tyokumbar

How might the potential ecological impacts of peaceful or civilian robotic drone use impact policy in developing countries? This history of what are today known as drones begins in the late 16th century and shines light on today

Rwanda Takes Off: The future of drone delivery

Prof. Calestous Juma, Christoph Nedopil, Kiran Pookote, Taylor Ray

Rwanda, in conjunction with public and private sector partners, plans to build the world’s first drone ports for the delivery of essential goods

The Economic and Operational Value of Using Drones to Transport Vaccines

USAID

Who are the various actors, and what are the objectives and lessons learned, from the use of drones in a development context?

JARUS Guidelines on Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA)

JARUS

This first issue of the Specific Operation Risk Assessment (SORA) is the JARUS Working Group consensus vision on how to safely create, evaluate, and conduct an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operation

Evaluation of the Business Cases for Cargo Drones in Humanitarian Action

Wilko Dirks

This qualitative study, featuring 18 expert interviews from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), takes a closer look at the business feasibility of cargo drones in humanitarian interventions

UAVs in Global Health: Defining a collective path forward

USAID

To build upon past efforts and unlock the future potential of drones for global health, a broad community of users, funders, innovators and implementers must work together to identify the most pressing needs

Energy Use and Life cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Drones for Commercial Package Delivery

What Should You Deliver by Unmanned Aerial Systems?

As more low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) explore ways to improve efficiency and performance in their public health supply chains and diagnostics networks, they face myriad choices about how best to use unmanned aerial systems

A Comparative Analysis of the Environmental Benefits of Drone-Based Delivery Services in Urban and Rural Areas

Seung-Jun Shin, Jungyub Woo, Sudarsan Rachuri, Prita Meilanitasari

Drones used as delivery vehicles increase mobility and accessibility to remote areas. But what are the environmental impacts of drone versus motorcycle delivery?